Collection Contents

Series 1.
University of California, Irvine files1979-2006

Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series comprises materials generated by Olin as a faculty member and administrator at UCI. Contents include materials
related to the UCI Historical Records Project, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Humanities Instructional Building, the UCI
Fortieth Anniversary celebration, a search for a dean of Humanities in 1992, and campus honors that Olin received. The series
contains correspondence, articles, clippings, transcripts of speeches, and ephemera.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by topic

Restrictions

A restricted personnel file has been separated and will be open for research in 2073.

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Chan, Sucheng: articles, correspondence and other materials1981-1998

Biography/Organization History

Chan was a founder of Asian American and ethnic studies as a scholarly discipline in the United States, especially at the
University of California. Chan is professor emeritus, University of California, Santa Barbara and former provost at University
of California, Santa Cruz. Chan also co-edited
Major Problems in California History with Olin. Olin tried to recruit Chan to come to UCI.

This series comprises subject files that Olin created related to his research. Subjects include Orange County regional history
and profiles of Orange County cities, the Oneida Colony and the Townerites of Santa Ana, and Olin's book
Major Problems in California History.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by topic

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Anaheim: report, newsletter, and other materials1950-1957, 1972-1985

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Brea: clippings1957, 1988-1989

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Chinese-Americans: clippings, programs, and other materials1984-1985

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City councils composition: reports and notesundated

Scope and Content Note

Includes information about the city councils of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Fullerton, Garden Grove, and Santa
Ana, California.

Globalization of Orange County economy: articles, report, and other materials1972-1973, 1984-1989

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Hispanics: clippings, essay, and other materials1984-1988

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Huntington Beach: clippings and report1982-1990

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Industrial League of Orange County: newsletters and notes1985-1989

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"Intra-Class Conflict and the Politics of Regional Fragmentation" coded data1986

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Irvine: clippings and notes1976-1991

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Japanese-Americans: clippings1975-1984

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Laguna Niguel: clipping1985

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La Habra: clipping1986

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La Palma: notes1981-1986

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Los Alamitos: clippings1984-1986

Major Problems in California History

Chapter 2. The First Californians:

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Newsletters, article, and other materials1968-1978, 1992-1993

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Photographs, articles, and other materials1855, 1958, 1984-1997

Scope and Content Note

Materials older than 1958 are reproductions from other sources.Includes two 8 1/2 x 11 inch black-and-white photographs.
One photograph is of Native American artifacts, the other is of a Native American man.

Items older than 1967 are photocopies of original materials from other sources.

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Newport Beach: clipping1986

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Oneida Community

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Correspondence1975-1988

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Diary of R. Victor Hawley: transcripts1876-1877

Scope and Content Note

Folder contains typed transcripts created in 1978 of Hawley's diaries.

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General materials: prospectus, bibliography, and other materials1977, undated

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Notes from manuscript collections and newspapers1978, undated

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Notes from Oneida Community Historical Collection in Kenwood, New York1977

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Oneida Circular / The American Socialist: notes
1975

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"The Oneida Community and the Instability of Charismatic Authority:" correspondence, notes, and other materials1974-1977

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Photographs and copy negatives from various sourcesundated

Scope and Content Note

Includes 32 copy negatives and 9 black-and-white photographs of members and buildings of the Oneida Community in New York
and Townerite Group in Santa Ana, California.

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Photograph album circa 1875- 1915

Scope and Content Note

Includes 34 black-and-white photographs of members and buildings of the Oneida Community in New York and the Townerites in
Santa Ana, California. The photographs are undated reproductions of originals. Olin presumably created the album.

Processing/Project Information

The album was dissembled and housed in archival photograph sleeves. The original pages were photocopied to show the original
format of the album; the photocopies are in Box : Folder 2 : 28.

Why War? reviews: book reviews, correspondence, and other materials
1978-1982

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Women, family, and gender relations: articles and book reviews1982-1991

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World War II and its aftermath, 1940-1965: articles and book reviews1984-1991

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Yorba Linda: clipping1984

Series 3.
Teaching materials1944-1985, bulk 1974-1985

Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series comprises teaching materials Olin used for two undergraduate upper-division courses called "California in Modern
America" and "Utopian Experiments in American History." Included are lecture notes, supplementary articles, class syllabi,
and exam questions.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by course and topic

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"California in Modern America"

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Eden in Jeopardy: Literary and Social Countercultures: lecture notes, articles, and other materials1979-1991